For the first time, solar power provided a quarter of the European Union’s electricity in June, generating a record 52 terawatt-hours (TWh) and accounting for 25 percent of the bloc’s monthly power output. The figure surpassed the previous monthly record of 47 TWh, or 23 percent of generation, set in May 2026. Solar was the […]

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO), affirmed that the transition to a climate-resilient future is not merely an environmental challenge, but a fundamental economic transformation. He stressed that critical minerals are the bedrock of the clean energy economy, underpinning all green economy initiatives such as solar panels, wind turbines, […]

A new heatwave sweeping across much of France has led to the cancellation of dozens of train services and the adjustment or suspension of classes at several schools, as temperatures are forecast to reach 40°C in the coming days. Authorities have placed around a quarter of the country, including Paris, under an orange weather alert […]

THE MOMENT EVERYTHING CLICKED A podcast beat a YouTube video. Here’s why that matters. Picture this: you publish a brand-new podcast series. One week later, your ideas are showing up in Google’s AI Overview – being surfaced to strangers who have never heard of you. Meanwhile, a YouTube video you published ten days earlier on […]

A new report launched by C40 Cities and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with The Climate Pledge through the Laneshift Programme, and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), highlights how city and national governments in emerging economies can play a decisive role in accelerating the implementation of electric […]